Example sentences of "but [subord] i [verb] [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if I had to decide I would say my favourite would be ( favourite country ) would be Canada because I have lived there the longest out of all places and so I know it better than any other country . |
| 2 | Yeah but if I had to eat I 'd take them out , then I 'd put them back on |
| 3 | But if I 'd defected I 'd have got even more — $500 . |
| 4 | Admittedly I 'd have suffered the penalty for mutual defection , but if I 'd cooperated I 'd have got the Sucker 's payoff which is even worse . |
| 5 | ‘ The Masters is important also , but if I have to choose I would prefer the Davis Cup to be the next big thing to win . ’ |
| 6 | I can do it OK if I hang onto the side , but when I let go I just sink . |
| 7 | I like to get on with it at home , but when I 've toured I 've been so desperate to do well , so conscious of not getting out , that I become negative . |
| 8 | We tend to think of these beautiful insects as being very brightly coloured but when I began experimenting I was unable to get convincing results . |
| 9 | It obviously took a while to find my feet with the group but when I had done I really started to enjoy myself . |
| 10 | I 'm a nice person , but when I get going I 'm like a madwoman . |
| 11 | But when I started to play I could n't believe how easy it was . |